Beat the Machine

Took down my coat and I put it on
With cold hands through the sleeves
Pulled down my hat and I rode along
Silent ice in the trees
I rode right past all the soldiers there
Guardin' the bridge 'cross the creek
The lonesome sound of my bridle bells there
Mad chattering teeth
Oh, oh, you can’t get what you need
Oh, oh, you can’t beat the machine
I rode three days through the howlin' rain
Towards the kingdoms in the east
Now I heard that great dog of winter there
Call through the darkness to me
He asked how long until the war comes to him
I said not 'til the spring
Said those fools can never take the crown
But it’s still up to you and me
Oh, oh, you can’t get what you need
Oh, oh, you can’t beat the machine
Famines rage while the weather sages
Point their fingers at the beast
This war machine and all the death it brings
Crushing bodies underneath
Wheels away and buried soldiers lay
Flags out in the street
The final age of the human race
But it’s still up to you and me
Oh, oh, you can’t get what you need
Oh, oh, you can’t beat the machine
Oh, oh, you can’t get what you need
Oh, oh, you can’t beat the machine